... my dr was concerned that my babies femurlength was falling a little behind. I was booked for another scan at 32 wks and my Dr said that his femur was approx 7mm behind and was about 5 wks behind the rest of his body growth. ... (1 replies)

... yesterday we had an ultrasound to check the fetal anatomy, and she said that the femur lenght was short when compared to the other measurements. It was only a week off, and she said not to worry, but that it is a marker for Down's. ... (5 replies)

... chance of no DS. There are about 35 "soft markers" that is looked for on a level II US such as femurlength, heart complications, fluid around the brain, nasal bone, etc. which has been seen in kids with DS. ... (7 replies)

... I'm counting myself as very lucky! We got the blood test results back late Friday afternoon, and it turns out that they came back great--our risk dropped from 1:522 (based on age), and 1:212 (or thereabouts, based on the femurlength, from research I did), to only 1:5000! I was SOOOOO happy! It really made this weekend (especially my first mother's day) much more relaxed... (5 replies)

... I don't know how serious they are--I wish I could give you more information on that. Are you having the triple screen or quad screen done? I just had my level II and the femurlength was short--so I'm worried sick but trying to just stay calm until the test results are back.
Try not to worry (I know, much easier said than done!), and if nothing else demand that your... (2 replies)